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A new edition of the Positive Energy Buildings course is unveiled

September 21, 2023

IREC participates in the 15th ISFTN congress on fusion nuclear technology

September 20, 2023

IREC runners participate in the Cursa de La Mercè 2023

September 15, 2023

New platform for the digitalisation of offshore wind energy in the Mediterranean

September 14, 2023

IREC and Esportcat unveil study results on sports centre comfort

September 12, 2023

IREC starts 5 national RDi projects to address current challenges to achieve the energy transition

September 05, 2023

Spinel catalysts breakthrough boosts battery tech

August 30, 2023

ChemElectroChem Journal showcases IREC’s green hydrogen advancement on its cover

August 30, 2023

Success of participation in the 2nd edition of the “Gara” exhibition with new digital formats

July 25, 2023

Towards reducing the environmental footprint and use of critical raw materials in SOCs

July 21, 2023

Revolutionising fuel cells with urea oxidation

July 21, 2023

IREC pioneers significant progress in sodium-sulphur batteries

July 18, 2023

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September 13, 2022

Energy Poverty

TV News

Mariana Jimenez, researcher from the Energy Systems Analytics group at IREC, talks about the high dependence on basic energy supplies to cover the basic needs of households, she proposes a more diversified energy matrix and confirms that extreme weather events are increasing due to climate change. And how to solve energy poverty by combining renewable energies with energy storage or sharing surplus energy.

March 13, 2022

Nada puede salvar los combustibles fósiles

Interview article

En referencia a la sustitución del carbón por gas, el director del IREC recuerda que este es también un combustible fósil. “Aunque es más limpio que el carbón o el petróleo, continúa siendo un emisor de CO2, así que utilizándolo no se está haciendo nada para evitar la crisis climática”

July 12, 2021

Cascading impacts of sea level rise

Interview Article

The rise in sea level -as a consequence of the polar melt- is among the main dangers related to the climatic emergency that threatens cities on the coast, therefore, predictive meteorological models can help avoid the “waterfall effect ”.